Chapter 26: The Second Dungeon Challenge

However, from beginning to end, Chen Mo never even glanced at the tall boy—a complete martial artist, which drove the tall boy to the brink of despair.

Next, Instructor Moon Fox announced the daily schedule.

Except for one day off at the end of each month, everyone was required to remain on campus. Only under special circumstances, such as assigned missions, could students leave the school to carry out tasks.

Each morning was devoted to theory classes: analyzing scenarios, strategies for clearing levels, and theoretical knowledge related to warriors and mages.

Afternoons were reserved for practical training: real combat sessions where warriors learned traditional sword techniques, and mages practiced meditation, magic control, and enemy targeting. Additionally, courses in Chinese martial arts were offered, including Wing Chun, Luohan Fist, Shadowless Kick, Wudang Sword, Emei Sword, as well as foreign disciplines like Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, and freestyle fighting. Anyone interested could study them.

Evenings were for self-study. The school provided hundreds of classrooms and teachers for junior high and high school subjects; students could choose which academic classes to attend based on their needs. If uninterested in academic subjects, they could skip them and train in the gym or simulation rooms.

Instructor Moon Fox was diligent, patiently answering every student's questions. Sometimes she comforted frightened students like a caring elder sister; at other times, she warned inattentive students like a ruthless enforcer.

The afternoon flew by quickly.

Moon Fox glanced at the time, then spoke seriously: "It's now 5:00. The Evolution Sphere in the library has been activated. From now on, every noon and afternoon, you’ll have a chance to enter the Evolution Sphere. No student is allowed to miss it—no matter if your legs are broken, you must crawl in if necessary! Is that clear?"

"Yes!" the students replied in unison.

Finally, the second opportunity for evolution had arrived, and Chen Mo could barely suppress his excitement.

...

On the library plaza, the Evolution Sphere hovered at the center, now activated like an opened eye, releasing white light.

Five classes, each wearing different colored uniforms, stood in five formations before the library.

Class A wore pink custom uniforms, Class B violet, Class C red, Class D blue, and Class F white. The uniform colors matched the color-coded equipment rankings, making it immediately clear who were underachievers and who were geniuses.

"Go ahead," Wei Zheng said in a deep voice.

Following the ranking order, Class A entered first, then Class B, and finally Class F. The five instructors followed suit.

[Would you like to enter the Beginner Scenario?]

Yes, yes, yes!

Afraid of exposing any weakness, Chen Mo immediately sent the command as soon as he approached the Evolution Sphere.

His body became semi-transparent, and just like the first time, he suddenly plummeted through a dazzling, multicolored spatial tunnel.

The scene shifted, and Chen Mo again found himself in the grand temple hall styled after classical Greek architecture.

It seemed all Evolution Spheres shared the same setting; there was no difference.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Just as before, everyone was forcibly teleported into a circle of light.

But this time, unlike everyone having white pillars of light previously, many different colors appeared, though most still had white pillars.

For example, Class A now had five green pillars of light—one belonging to Ning Xuan, and the other four were also Class A elites, all possessing character skins.

Clearly, character skins were vital.

Instructor Moon Fox, Instructor Black Bear, Instructor Clown, and Instructor Drumstick each had blue pillars of light.

The most formidable was Wei Zheng, whose pillar was red, indicating the highest rank.

Chen Mo activated his data scan and felt his scalp tingle.

Wei Zheng had selected [Hard Difficulty].

The other four instructors chose [Normal Difficulty].

Just as Chen Mo had expected, after clearing Beginner Difficulty, higher difficulties opened up. Otherwise, with just the easy beginner level, Wei Zheng could never have reached level 27.

A strong sense of danger welled up in Chen Mo—a mere Wei Zheng was already so formidable, who knew how many terrifying members lurked within the White Clouds and Fleeting Shadows organization!

The sweet voice of the elven NPC echoed in the air: "Scenario teleportation countdown!"

"Five!"

"Four!"

Wei Zheng called out in a booming voice, "Good luck, everyone! Remember: for every extra hundred meters you run, you earn a hundred points. Never give up easily! Give it your all!"

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

Buzz—

Each person was instantly enveloped by the circle of light beneath their feet and teleported away.

The light faded, everyone around vanished, and Chen Mo found himself back before the familiar temple. Inside, darkness reigned, punctuated by the familiar snarling sounds.

Gaa~ Gaa~~

Heh!

Chen Mo wore a confident smile.

The first time he attempted the temple escape, his constitution was only 5. Now, proudly, he opened his attribute panel.

[Demon King]

[Constitution: 150—Strength: 40, Bone Structure: 30, Agility: 60; Other: 20]

[Mental Power: 100—Spells: 20, Qi Sea: 20, Meditation: 60]

After purchasing 220 attribute points, Chen Mo now had 150 in constitution and 100 in mental power.

Such stats would make even the world's top ten strongest blush.

The elven NPC announced: "Temple Escape—Beginner Difficulty, First Challenge begins in three... eh?!"

Before the elven NPC could finish, Chen Mo launched into a sprint.

Whoosh—

He was like a raging storm, sand and stones flying, the pebbles around him scattered, and even the vines on the ground shattered!

Storm speed reached 30 meters per second! And Chen Mo now moved at storm speed—30 meters per second! To put it in perspective, he could run 100 meters in just 3.4 seconds!

At the three-meter pit at the hundred-meter mark—if memory served, Chen Mo had needed fifty attempts to clear it the first time, barely making the jump.

Now, he didn’t even bother to look at the pit. His speed was so great it was as if he were walking on flat ground—he simply crossed it by momentum.

The five-meter pit! The ten-meter pit! All mere trifles. Chen Mo’s speed was so blistering he couldn’t even hear the five gorillas’ roars anymore.

"Ha! Gorillas, come chase me! Go on, chase me!"

Gaa! Gaa!!

The gorillas, feeling their dignity challenged, erupted in golden light, all five entering a berserk state...

Wait, what?!

Gorilla daddy! I was wrong! Spare me!

Watching the gorillas go berserk, their bodies swelling and their speed doubling, Chen Mo ran for his life with all his might. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—his speed rivaled that of a car!

Soon, even the berserk gorillas couldn’t keep up with him. It was clear just how astonishing Chen Mo’s speed had become!